Mason County Superior Court Page & Word Limits

CRITICAL

Limit

25 pages combined per side

Applies to

Declarations and affidavits

For family law motions, supporting declarations and affidavits, including any reply, and responsive declarations and affidavits each have a 25-page total across all motions scheduled on the same date in one case.

The entirety of all declarations and affidavits in support of motions, including any reply, shall be limited to a total of twenty-five (25) pages for all motions scheduled on the same date in a single case. The entirety of all declarations and affidavits submitted in response to motions shall be limited to a total of twenty-five (25) pages for all motions scheduled on the same date in a single case. This rule shall apply to all family law motions.

WARNING

Previously filed declarations or affidavits supplied only for the Court's convenience in place of the court file are excluded from the page limit.

Copies of declarations or affidavits previously filed for a motion already ruled upon and supplied only as a convenience to the Court in lieu of the court file do not count toward the page limit.

WARNING

Declarations, affidavits, and reports from guardians ad litem and expert witnesses are excluded from the page limit.

Declarations, affidavits or reports from guardians ad litem and expert witnesses do not count toward the page limit.

WARNING

Exhibits consisting of declarations or affidavits count toward the page limit, but other exhibits attached to them, including deposition excerpts, do not.

Exhibits that consist of declarations or affidavits shall count toward the above page limits. All other exhibits attached to a declaration or affidavit, including deposition excerpts, shall not be counted towards the page limit.

WARNING

Financial declarations and financial documents are excluded from the page limit.

Financial declarations and financial documents do not count toward the page limit.